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Skyline Drive – Old Rag View Overlook loop from Massanutten

Skyline Drive – Old Rag View Overlook loop from Massanutten

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Skyline Drive – Old Rag View Overlook loop from Massanutten

06:59

138km

2,210m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Shenandoah National Park

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Start point

Parking

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40.7 km

Bootens Gap

Mountain Pass

45.3 km

Skyline Drive

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The Skyline Drive runs 105 miles (168 km) along the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah National Park. You pay $15 to travel along the road with your bike. Bear in mind that the road can be closed at short notice depending on weather conditions.

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49.7 km

Fishers Gap

Mountain Pass

51.6 km

View of Shenandoah Valley from Knoll Overlook

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This is a spectacular place to watch the sun set over the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley. There are 72 overlooks where you can stop and enjoy the view along the Skyline Drive.

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54.3 km

Old Rag View Overlook

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Facing east-northeast, this overlook offers you a nice peek at Old Rag Mountain, one of the most popular summit hikes in Shenandoah National Park. This viewpoint sits at 3,585 feet (1,092 m) in elevation, whereas Old Rag stands 3,291 feet (1,003 m) tall, so you're actually higher than the mountain's summit.

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62.0 km

Highest Point on Skyline Drive

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At 3,680 ft (1,121 m), this is the highest point of Skyline Drive. The views reward you for all your effort; the layers of mountains are spectacular. Watch out for snowfall in winter.

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72.6 km

Pinnacles Overlook

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Pinnacle Ridge is the obvious star of this 3,320 ft (1011 m) lookout point, but you can also see Hot Mountain to the left of the ridge, and Old Rag Mountain — one of the most popular summit hikes in all of Shenandoah National Park — in the distance.

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76.0 km

Hazel Mountain Overlook

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This lookout point has an interesting granodiorite formation underfoot. That is literally the bedrock of the Blue Ridge Mountains, originally formed miles beneath the earth's surface. When you look out to the southeast you'll also see Buck Ridge first, then Hazel Mountain in the distance.

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76.4 km

Buck Hollow Overlook

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This is a great scenic viewpoint. As you face east-northeast you can see Skinner Ridge in the near distance, with Buck Ridge farther back and to the right, and the town of Sperryville even farther past that, just visible in the distance on a clear day.

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77.2 km

Tunnel Overlook

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This is one of the most popular viewpoints in Shenandoah National Park. It looks east from an elevation of 2,510 feet (756 m), toward the town of Sperryville in the distance. You'll also see Skinner Ridge in the near distance on your right, and Oventop Mountain to the left of, and a little nearer than, Sperryville.

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138 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

116 km

14.6 km

6.45 km

647 m

Surfaces

128 km

10.4 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,120 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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Sunday 12 July

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View of Shenandoah Valley from Knoll Overlook

Old Rag View Overlook

Highest Point on Skyline Drive

Pinnacles Overlook

Hazel Mountain Overlook

Buck Hollow Overlook

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